Welcome to 101‘s daily round-up of the top transfer news and rumours for Monday, July 25th.
Gossip
Chelsea are looking to hijack PSG’s deal for Nordi Mukiele, despite the Frenchman having a verbal agreement with the French champions [Santi Aouna]
Fulham are set to pursue Nortberto Neto as a deal for Arsenal’s Bernd Leno threatens to stall [Fabrizio Romano]
Tottenham striker Troy Parrott is set to join Preston North End this summer [Mike McGrath]
Nicolas Pepe has committed to continuing at Arsenal this summer, writing on Instagram that ‘I’m focused and determined with arsenal and my teammates’ [Nicolas Pepe on Instagram]
Arsenal remain interested in Cody Gakpo, but PSV will only sell for a fee in excess of 40m euros [Eindhoven Dagblad]
Meanwhile, a new contract for Bukayo Saka is close, with Edu Gaspar revealing that the progress is “Good, very good. Everybody is happy.” [The Athletic]
Any deal for the Dutchman would take place after PSV’s Champions League qualifiers, where they face Monaco on August 9th [Voetbal international]
Xavi has told Frenkie de Jong that he must accept a pay cut this summer to avoid being sold to Manchester United as Barcelona look to comply with financial fairplay [Sport]
As a deal continues to elude them, Manchester United have returned to exploring a move for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic [Calcio Mercato]
Manchester United and Newcastle United are both monitoring forward Benjamin Sesko, who is viewed as a fantastic talent, this summer. [Caught Offside]
Premier League target Victor Osimhen has cooled links to the English top flight, revealing that he is very happy in Naples [Fabrizio Romano]
Manchester United do still not know when or if Cristiano Ronaldo will return to their side as he looks to push through a move away this summer [Daily Mail]
